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Some people supported appeasing Germany, while others opposed it what were the reasons for and against appeasement? Place each idea in the correct category?

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Instituted in the hope of avoiding war, appeasement was the name given to Britain’s policy in the 1930s of allowing Hitler to expand German territory unchecked. Most closely associated with British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, it is now widely discredited as a policy of weakness
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Reasons for appeasement:

Satisfying Germany's demands

Avoiding the cost of going to war

Avoiding the cost of going to war

Reasons against appeasement:

Taking action against aggression

Avoiding cooperating with Germany

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